Nonstop flight route between Shannon (County Clare), Ireland and Skikda, Algeria:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Shannon Airport (SNN), Shannon (County Clare), Ireland and Skikda Airport (SKI), Skikda, Algeria would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,337 miles (or 2,151 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Shannon Airport and Skikda Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SNN / EINN |
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Location: | Shannon (County Clare), Ireland |
GPS Coordinates: | 52°42'6"N by 8°55'28"W |
Area Served: | Limerick City, Ireland |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Ireland |
Airport Type: | Commercial |
Elevation: | 46 feet (14 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SNN |
More Information: | SNN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SKI / DABP |
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Location: | Skikda, Algeria |
GPS Coordinates: | 36°51'45"N by 6°57'3"E |
Area Served: | Skikda |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SKI |
More Information: | SKI Maps & Info |
Facts about Shannon Airport (SNN):
- During the 1990s, the airport began to struggle.
- The furthest airport from Shannon Airport (SNN) is Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS), which is nearly antipodal to Shannon Airport (meaning Shannon Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ryan's Creek Aerodrome), and is located 12,015 miles (19,336 kilometers) away in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
- Shannon Airport handled 1,400,032 passengers last year.
- Shannon Airport (SNN) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Shannon Airport's relatively low elevation of 46 feet, planes can take off or land at Shannon Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- In 1966, Aer Lingus began service between Shannon and Chicago, with a stop in Montréal, Canada.
- The closest airport to Shannon Airport (SNN) is Inisheer Aerodrome (INQ), which is located 35 miles (56 kilometers) NW of SNN.
- In November 2012, Aer Lingus also confirmed a new three-times-weekly service to Faro, Portugal, operating from May to September with an Airbus A320, strengthening Shannon's summer-sun destinations.
- In addition to being known as "Shannon Airport", another name for SNN is "Aerfort na Sionainne".
- US Airways operated daily services to Philadelphia until 2008 using Boeing 757-200 aircraft.
- The number of international carriers rose sharply in succeeding years as Shannon became well known as the gateway between Europe and the Americas.
Facts about Skikda Airport (SKI):
- Because of Skikda Airport's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Skikda Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Skikda Airport (SKI) currently has only 1 runway.
- Skikda Airport is an airport in Algeria, located approximately 5 km east-southeast of Skikda.
- The furthest airport from Skikda Airport (SKI) is Gisborne Airport (GIS), which is located 11,931 miles (19,202 kilometers) away in Gisborne, New Zealand.
- During World War II, the facility was known as "Philippeville Airfield".
- The closest airport to Skikda Airport (SKI) is Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport (CZL), which is located 44 miles (71 kilometers) SSW of SKI.
- In addition to being known as "Skikda Airport", another name for SKI is "Skikda Airport (Skikda)".